Peter Kreeft Quote
You will have noticed by this time, of course, that St. Thomas almost always solves a dilemma by making a distinction. That is not a quirk of his personality or even of his method, but a reflection of the nature of reality. Reality is complex: it has many dimensions, there are more things in Heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your [always-simplistic and abstracted] philosophy (Hamlet). This is the source of nearly all dilemmas and apparent contradictions, and therefore the key to their resolution.
Peter Kreeft
You will have noticed by this time, of course, that St. Thomas almost always solves a dilemma by making a distinction. That is not a quirk of his personality or even of his method, but a reflection of the nature of reality. Reality is complex: it has many dimensions, there are more things in Heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your [always-simplistic and abstracted] philosophy (Hamlet). This is the source of nearly all dilemmas and apparent contradictions, and therefore the key to their resolution.